Tiverton Lowman, Mid Devon: Safety
Safety
Crime in Tiverton Lowman is tracking with UK averages, and it's getting better. Total recorded crimes dropped from 635 in 2024 to 558 in 2025.
The monthly average has fallen too — from around 53 crimes per month in 2024 down to 46 in 2025. Early 2026 data suggests this improvement is continuing.
Vehicle crime sits well below the national average, which is a real practical benefit for residents. Anti-social behaviour has also declined year on year, falling from 129 incidents in 2024 to 112 in 2025.
Tiverton Castle, the neighbouring neighbourhood, records higher overall crime levels. That puts Lowman's performance in perspective — it's doing comparatively well within the local area.
Source: police-recorded crime for Tiverton Lowman ward (Devon & Cornwall Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Tiverton Lowman ward: Devon & Cornwall Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Tiverton Lowman ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
89.2
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Tiverton Cranmore
56.8
Higher than
Clare & Shuttern
37.2
Higher than
Halberton
33.3
Higher than
Canonsleigh
40.8
Lower than
Tiverton Castle
155.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Tiverton Lowman ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences44%39%
- Anti-social behaviour19%18%
- Criminal damage and arson11%8%
- Shoplifting7%8%
- Public order6%8%
- Other theft4%7%
- Other crime2%2%
- Burglary2%3%
- Drugs1%2%
- Robbery1%1%
- Vehicle crime1%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person1%<1%
